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9781844152520
The Swansea Battalion was formed from local men by the Mayor of Swansea in the response to Lord Kitchener's famous appeal for volunteers. This, the first full history of the Battalion, covers early recruiting for the battalion in the Swansea area and its subsequent training in Swansea, Rhyl and Winchester, prior to departure, some 1,200 strong, in December 1915 for the Western Front.Lewis, Bernard W. is the author of 'Swansea Pals ' with ISBN 9781844152520 and ISBN 1844152529.
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